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Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad
Excerpted from Chasing Cosby: The Downfall of America’s Dad by Nicole Weisensee Egan. Copyright © 2019. Available from imprint, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Like millions of other Americans who helped make the comedy one of the most popular shows in the history of television, I became a fan of The Cosby Show […]
Once Upon A Time
KISS ME SWAMI is Kathalynn’s riveting memoir about how she found herself in the midst of the zeitgeist, a protagonist swept into a series of cultural movements, including finding herself in Hollywood in the 60’s and 70’s, front-row center in an exploding sexual revolution and a lively scene shifting from Old Hollywood; living in the […]
Do’s and Don’ts of Including Mental Illness in Your Fiction
In addition to the joy of being an author, I have also had the privilege of being a clinical psychologist for the last fifteen years. In fact, I practice in mental health full-time as a Pediatric and Perinatal Psychologist and I write in my spare time. My Psychologist job has greatly influenced my writing as […]
What Happened When I Gave Up My Amazon Sales Rank for Lent By Sandra Hutchison
In 2017 I made a little chunk of money as an indie novelist on Amazon, thanks to my first novel THE AWFUL MESS being in one of their Prime reading promotions. Including that one, I had three stand-alone novels out, and I enjoyed some read-through of the others, too, especially in Kindle Unlimited. But as […]
Give Yourself Permission To Slack Off
We, women are too hard on ourselves, especially those of us who are moved to create. In order to tap into our creativity, the world must be shut away, at least for a space of time. Easier said than done when we have so many competing priorities. When we do manage to carve out a […]
Let’s Hear It for Book Clubs!
As an author, I love visiting with book clubs. Do you? As a reader, I love being part of a book club for all sorts of reasons you will see below. Recently there seems to have been a marked upswing in book clubs inviting authors to visit both in person or online. IMHO, nothing beats […]
Difficult Desire
I’ve taught English for more years than I’ve written books, but if I drew a Venn diagram of my two professions’ aims, in the overlapped area, first off, I’d jot, “Pique readers’ interest.” I love helping students find the “perfect” books. Whenever my matchmaking pays off and a tough nut of a teenager—a self-professed hater […]
Interview with Diane C. McPhail, author of THE ABOLITIONIST’S DAUGHTER
Based on true events and rooted in family history, Diane C. McPhail’s debut novel upends stereotypes of the Civil War South with a rare depiction of Southern Abolitionism and the experiences of three astonishing women. We are delighted to feature this interview with her! Q: Tell us a little about the background of THE ABOLITIONIST’S […]
Fourteen Book Covers for Four Books: A Cautionary Tale about Nudity, Flailing, and Copyright
Years ago, I worked as an acquisitions editor and marketing manager in professional and educational publishing. I approved covers, and I tried to wheedle better covers out of busy and/or stubborn design departments, and I defended covers to a lot of disappointed authors. Most I considered unreasonably disappointed, though at least one was absolutely right […]
Independently Minded: One Woman’s Journey from Traditional to Self-Publishing by Anna Campbell
I spent most of my life wanting to be a published writer. By the time it happened, in my 40s, I was convinced I’d never achieve my ambitions. I sold Claiming the Courtesan to Avon HarperCollins New York at auction in April 2006 as part of a 3-book deal. Cue “dreams come true” music. Suddenly, […]
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